Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	call_v	land_n	sea_n	3,777	5	6.7494	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78264	The case of the owners of more than sixty thousand acres of rich and valuablelands, bordering upon the fenns, called, Bedford-Level		1697 (1697)	Wing C1124A; ESTC R227837	1,170	1

the_o case_n of_o the_o owner_n of_o more_o than_o sixty_o thousand_o acre_n of_o rich_a and_o valuable_a land_n border_v upon_o the_o fen_n call_v bedford-level_n showeth_n that_o the_o land_n of_o the_o several_a petitioner_n and_o their_o ancestor_n in_o all_o time_n past_a have_v be_v defend_v by_o sufficient_a bank_n and_o the_o water_n descend_v upon_o the_o same_o have_v be_v carry_v off_o by_o large_a and_o ample_a drain_v and_o outfall_n into_o the_o river_n of_o great-owze_a and_o can_v have_v no_o other_o way_n for_o passage_n of_o those_o water_n to_o sea_n that_o by_o mean_n of_o a_o dam_n and_o slvice_n set_v upon_o the_o say_a river_n of_o owze_n by_o the_o corporation_n of_o adventurer_n on_o pretence_n of_o draining_n the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o say_v level_n the_o ancient_a flow_n and_o course_n of_o the_o water_n in_o the_o say_a river_n be_v stop_v and_o divert_v the_o bottom_n of_o the_o say_a river_n owze_v be_v become_v so_o raise_v and_o silt_v up_o that_o all_o the_o say_v drain_v and_o outfall_n be_v entire_o choke_v and_o stop_v up_o and_o can_v never_o be_v recover_v without_o reduce_v the_o say_a river_n to_o its_o former_a condition_n that_o beside_o the_o loss_n of_o those_o drain_v by_o the_o occasion_n aforesaid_a the_o water_n of_o the_o say_a fen_n by_o other_o work_n of_o the_o say_a adventurer_n be_v let_v in_o and_o suffer_v to_o run_v through_o many_o of_o the_o petitioner_n land_n under_o pretence_n of_o be_v convey_v by_o those_o work_n to_o new_a outfall_n make_v by_o they_o into_o the_o say_a river_n owze_v which_o outfall_n of_o the_o say_a adventurer_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n choke_v and_o stop_v up_o so_o as_o the_o water_n intend_v to_o be_v convey_v as_o aforesaid_a by_o overflow_a or_o soak_v through_o the_o adventurer_n bank_n and_o work_n have_v for_o divers_a year_n pass_v overflow_v and_o drown_v many_o thousand_o of_o acre_n of_o the_o say_a land_n which_o be_v become_v receptacle_n for_o the_o say_v fenn_n water_n and_o of_o no_o use_n to_o the_o petitioner_n to_o their_o inestimable_a damage_n and_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o many_o family_n widow_n and_o orphan_n that_o the_o land_n already_o and_o which_o for_o divers_a year_n past_a have_v be_v thus_o drown_v and_o annoy_v be_v as_o follow_v viz._n in_o the_o town_n hip_n of_o downeham_n stow-bardolf_n and_o part_n adjoin_v on_o the_o east-side_n of_o the_o say_a river_n owze_v 1800_o acre_n in_o the_o same_o township_n on_o the_o westside_n the_o say_a river_n owze_v 6000_o acre_n in_o the_o hundred_o of_o marshland_n and_o town_n of_o wiggen-hall_n and_o part_n adjoin_v 20000_o acre_n beside_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o road_n and_o highway_n which_o be_v become_v impassable_a and_o the_o mischief_n and_o damage_n still_o daily_o increase_v and_o beside_o the_o imminent_a danger_n they_o at_o present_a lie_n under_o of_o a_o total_a and_o general_a drown_v and_o destruction_n by_o the_o say_v fenn_n water_n that_o the_o land_n pretend_v to_o be_v drain_v by_o the_o say_a dam_n and_o sluice_n be_v but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o say_v level_n and_o general_o the_o worst_a land_n the_o inheritance_n of_o divers_a thousand_o of_o acre_n thereof_o be_v yearly_o sell_v for_o less_o than_o 4_o d._n per_fw-la acre_n and_o other_o part_n for_o like_v inconsiderable_a rate_n the_o petitioner_n say_a land_n be_v before_o these_o mischief_n general_o worth_a to_o be_v let_n one_o with_o another_o from_o 10_o to_o 20_o s._n per_fw-la acre_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la that_o notwithstanding_o many_o complaint_n and_o application_n to_o the_o corporation_n of_o adventurer_n who_o be_v by_o the_o late_a statute_n of_o 15_o car._n 2._o make_v sole_a commissioner_n of_o sewer_n within_o the_o say_v level_n and_o so_o far_o as_o their_o work_v extend_v and_o all_o other_o commissioner_n exclude_v there_o be_v no_o appeal_n but_o to_o themselves_o against_o their_o own_o act_n default_n and_o injury_n the_o petitioner_n can_v never_o obtain_v any_o relief_n they_o therefore_o humble_o pray_v that_o the_o say_a dam_n and_o slvice_n may_v be_v remove_v the_o say_v fenn_n water_n restrain_v and_o their_o land_n for_o the_o future_a preserve_v according_a to_o the_o several_a complaint_n and_o case_n in_o their_o respective_a petition_n appear_v